The bustle skirt was worn in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustle skirts were worn under a skirt or dress in the back, below the waist, to keep the skirt or dress from dragging.
victorian clothes for ladies were huge dresses with massive skirts for the rich, and for the poor, simple skirts and aprons.
rich ladies and important ladies wore wide skirts with a bustle
It was not a dress. It was an item worn by women under the dress to maintain and emphasize the shape of the dress in the back. At times during the late 19th century the bustle took on outrageous proportions, and by early in the 20th century they were out of fashion.
What a lot of hustle and bustle!
Charles Frederick Worth is credited with inventing the Bustle
hustle and bustle (uncountable)confusion and business.I can't stand the hustle and bustle of big cities.There is a lot of hustle and bustle in this office at the end of the fiscal year.
Rickey Bustle was born on 1953-08-23.
The word "bustle" can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a busy activity or noisy movement. As a verb, it means to move around in a busy and energetic way.
Bustle
Example sentence - The children would bustle in from the cold soon.
A demon/vampire/angel/figure with bat-like wings kissing a woman in Victorian-esque dress with a bustle. She is holding a cane or a sword over the demon-figure's shoulder.
at the end of the Victorian period... but most women still wore skirts and wer considered week and fragile (which i tots disagree w/!)